And thus:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be 24 next year and Lou Dort will be 22.
I didn't watch them much last year, but my general impression is that they were a tanking team that looked like it at times. With all of that youth, they showed flashes of brilliance mixed with a lot of ineptitude. They felt a little under-coached to me.
So what is the best use for all of these picks? They clearly can't draft players with all of them -- they'd essentially turn into a college all-star team + SGA.
With this many picks, is anyone off-limits? How many picks would you have to offer before New Orleans would consider a Zion trade? What would you have to offer Dallas for a sign-and-trade for Luka given his unhappiness? It's a fascinating situation, and I have no idea what OKC is going to do.
Edit: as referenced below, the Houston/Miami pick listed as the 18th pick in the draft above is described as follows by NBA.com:
2021
The Thunder currently have the following guys under 22 years old: Maledon, Bazley, Poku, and Josh Hall.Rd. 1, 4th best lottery odds
Rd. 1, Pick 16 – from Boston, Kemba Walker trade
Rd. 1, Pick 18 – from Miami or Houston via Chris Paul-Russell Westbrook trade
Rd. 2, Pick 35
Rd. 2, Pick 36 – from Minnesota, vested from Kelly Oubre trade with Golden State Warriors
Rd. 2, Pick 55 – from Denver, vested from Kelly Oubre trade with Golden State Warriors
2022
Rd. 1 – unprotected pick – from Los Angeles Clippers, Paul George trade
Rd. 1 – Top-12 protected pick – from Phoenix, Chris Paul trade
Rd. 2
2023
Rd. 1
Rd. 1 – pick swap – from Los Angeles Clippers, Paul George trade
Rd. 1 – Top-14 protected pick – from Denver, Steven Adams trade
Rd. 1 – Top-14 protected pick – from Los Angeles Clippers via Miami, Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade
Rd. 2
Rd. 2 – from Dallas or Miami (more favorable pick), James Johnson trade
Rd. 2 – from New Orleans via Washington, Steven Adams trade
*one of Oklahoma City’s 2023 second-round picks will be sent to Boston in the Kemba Walker deal
2024
Rd. 1
Rd. 1 – Top-4 protected pick – from Houston, Russell Westbrook trade
Rd. 1 – unprotected pick – from Los Angeles Clippers, Paul George trade
Rd. 2
Rd. 2 – from Charlotte via New Orleans, Nick Richards trade
Rd. 2 – from Minnesota, Ricky Rubio trade
2025
Rd. 1
Rd. 1 – pick swap – from Houston or Los Angeles Clippers, Russell Westbrook trade
Rd. 1 – Top-6 protected pick – from Philadelphia, Danny Green trade
Rd. 2
Rd. 2 – protected 31-55 – from Atlanta, Danilo Gallinari trade
Rd. 2 – from Philadelphia, George Hill trade
Rd. 2 – from Boston, Kemba Walker trade
2026
Rd. 1
Rd. 1 – Top-4 protected – from Houston, Russell Westbrook trade
Rd. 1 – unprotected – from Los Angeles Clippers, Paul George trade
Rd. 2
Rd. 2 – from Dallas, Trevor Ariza acquisition
Rd. 2 – from Philadelphia, George Hill trade
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be 24 next year and Lou Dort will be 22.
I didn't watch them much last year, but my general impression is that they were a tanking team that looked like it at times. With all of that youth, they showed flashes of brilliance mixed with a lot of ineptitude. They felt a little under-coached to me.
So what is the best use for all of these picks? They clearly can't draft players with all of them -- they'd essentially turn into a college all-star team + SGA.
With this many picks, is anyone off-limits? How many picks would you have to offer before New Orleans would consider a Zion trade? What would you have to offer Dallas for a sign-and-trade for Luka given his unhappiness? It's a fascinating situation, and I have no idea what OKC is going to do.
Edit: as referenced below, the Houston/Miami pick listed as the 18th pick in the draft above is described as follows by NBA.com:
Conveyed from Houston with top-four protection in Chris Paul-Russell Westbrook trade. Conveyed from Miami via Phoenix to Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers to Oklahoma City. The Thunder will get the two most favourable picks of its own, Miami's first-round pick and Houston's first-round pick if outside top-four
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